SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549





                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                          Date of Report: February 5, 2003


                               Semtech Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                       1-6395                 95-2119684
(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission            (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)        File Number)        Identification No.)


200 Flynn Road
Camarillo, California                                            93012-8790
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)



                                 (805) 498-2111
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




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Item 5.  Other Events.
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     The Registrant  issued the press release,  filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, on
February 5, 2003

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number           Description of Document
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99.1                     Press Release of the Registrant dated February 5, 2003.







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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: February 5, 2003                      SEMTECH CORPORATON



                                            By:   /s/   David G. Franz, Jr
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                                               David G. Franz, Jr.
                                               Chief Financial Officer




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                          INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit Number            Description of Document
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99.1                      Press Release of the Registrant dated February 5, 2003






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                                                                  Exhibit 99.1


                   Semtech CEO to Make Investor Presentation;
            Fourth Quarter Results Within Previously Announced Range

     CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2003--Semtech Corporation
(Nasdaq:SMTC) today announced that Jack Poe, Semtech Corporation's Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, will be making an investor presentation at 11:15 a.m.
PT on Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at the Banc of America Securities' 2003
Technology Conference in San Francisco, California.

     The investor presentation will be broadcast live and available at the
following location on the Internet. A replay will be available until February
28, 2003.

     http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/tech-2003/id49106443.cfm

     Fourth Quarter Update

     Semtech announced that net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2003
that ended January 26, 2003 were approximately $44.5 million; earnings at this
revenue level should be within the guidance of 9 to 11 cents. Semtech previously
estimated that net sales for the fourth quarter would be in the range of $43.0
to $45.0 million and that earnings per diluted share would be approximately 9 to
11 cents. The Company plans to announce complete fourth quarter results on
Tuesday, February 25, 2003, after the close of market.

     About Semtech

     Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal
semiconductors used in a wide range of computer, industrial and communication
applications. Semtech has been publicly traded since 1967 and is listed on the
Nasdaq National Market under the symbol SMTC.

     Safe Harbor Provision

     Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements, including projections
and forecasts for revenue and gross margin, involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These
risks and uncertainties include worldwide economic conditions, the timing and
duration of semiconductor market upturns or downturns, demand for personal
computers, cellular phones and automated test equipment, demand for
semiconductor devices in general, competitors' actions, relations with large
strategic customers and suppliers, manufacturing costs and yields, demand for
the Company's products in particular, and risks associated with the businesses
of major customers. Other factors that may cause actual results to differ from
the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and that may
affect the Company's prospects in general are described in the Company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
events or changed assumptions or circumstances.

    CONTACT: Semtech Corporation
             John Baumann, 805/480-2010 (Investor Relations)